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Barcelona vs Real Madrid, El Clasico 2016: Projected lineups and team news

Will Iniesta be fit to start? Will Zidane choose Casemiro?

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Andres Iniesta and Casemiro are back with Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively, but nobody knows whether they'll be fit enough to start the decisive Clasico this Saturday or not.

Barcelona Projected XI: Ter Stegen, Sergi Roberto, Mascherano, Pique, Jordi Alba, Busquets, Rakitic, Iniesta, Neymar, Messi, Luis Suarez.

Real Madrid Projected XI: Keylor Navas, Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo, Modric, Kovacic, Isco, Lucas Vazquez, Ronaldo, Benzema.

If Iniesta isn't ready to go, Denis Suarez will most likely be the one starting in Barcelona's midfield, something that would clearly benefit Real Madrid as Iniesta always performs well against Los Blancos.

Pepe is expected to start the match over Raphael Varane but it will be a game-time decision by Zidane, who confirmed during the pre-match press conference that he has decided his starting lineup already.

With Bale out, it seems that Vazquez will play on the right wing with James Rodriguez and Asensio waiting for their chance on the bench.

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